Documents et rapports

Protecting Women and Girls from Cyber Harassment : A Global Assessment of Existing Laws (anglais)

Cyber violence against women has been rising at alarming rates in recent decades. Such acts not only harm women as individuals but have severe detrimental effects on society and the economy at large. This...

Western and Central Africa Education Strategy : Rising World Bank Financing for Education in West and Central Africa - Decisive Breakthrough or Helping Hand? Background Note (anglais)

The World Bank is by far the largest donor for education in developing countries. It currently manages a portfolio of 180 projects worth US$23.3 billion and accounting for eight percent of total World...

Western and Central Africa Education Strategy : Targets in the West and Central Africa Education Strategy - Background Note on Methodology (anglais)

By implementing proven interventions and adopting appropriate policies, countries can make substantial progress. The West and Central Africa Education Strategy (World Bank, 2022) provides specific recommendations...

Western and Central Africa Education Strategy : Ensuring Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for All - Is The World Bank Learning Enough From its Projects in West and Central Africa? Background Note (anglais)

The World Bank is the largest donor for education in low-and middle-income countries, but apart from providing financing, it also aims to serve as a knowledge bank. The knowledge generated by the World...

The Cost of Not Educating Girls (Vol. 2 of 2) : Educating Girls and Ending Child Marriage : A Priority for Africa - Synthesis Brief (anglais)

This note summarizes findings from a research program at the World Bank to document the potential negative impacts of low educational attainment for girls and child marriage, and some of the related economic...

Ending Violence in Schools : An Investment Case - Selected Findings (anglais)

This report demonstrates that violence in and around schools negatively impacts educational outcomes, and society pays a heavy price as a result. Cost-benefit analyses suggest that implementing interventions...

Ending Violence in Schools : An Investment Case (anglais)

This study was undertaken within the context of the Safe to Learn global initiative dedicated to ending violence against children in and around schools. The initiative set out in a five-point call to action...

Sierra Leone Economic Update 2020 : The Power of Investing in Girls (anglais)

Sierra Leone, like many countries in the world, is now facing the dire human and economic impacts of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Prior to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis, Sierra Leone was one...

How Large Is the Gender Dividend? Measuring Selected Impacts and Costs of Gender Inequality (anglais)

Reducing gender inequality makes economic sense apart from being the right thing to do. Achievinggender equality and empowering all women and girls is the fifth sustainable development goal and is a top...

The Price of Exclusion : Disability and Education – Looking Ahead : Visual Impairment and School Eye Health Programs (anglais)

More than one billion people may experience some form of disability. Of those, up to one in five may experience significant disabilities. Individuals with disabilities have on average worse socioeconomic...

Gender Inequality, Human Capital Wealth, and Development Outcomes in Uganda (anglais)

Reducing gender inequality makes economic sense apart from being the right thing to do. Achievinggender equality and empowering all women and girls is the fifth sustainable development goal and is a top...

Child Marriage, Early Childbearing, Low Educational Attainment for Girls, and Their Impacts in Uganda : An Update (anglais)

The proportions of girls marrying or having children before age of 18 have been declining slowly in Uganda according to data from the latest publicly available Demographic and Health Survey for 2016. Using...

Tanzania Economic Update : Human Capital - The Real Wealth of Nations (anglais)

Investing in human capital is essential for Tanzania. To generate future income and achieve sustainable development, people are the most important asset countries have. Part two of this economic update...

Tanzania Economic Update Twelfth Edition with a special focus on Human Capital : The Real Wealth of Nations (anglais)

Investing in human capital is essential if Tanzania is to develop economically. Reduce poverty and achieve the aspirations articulated in Development Vision 2025. This economic update discusses where Tanzania...

Casamento na Infância e Adolescência : A Educação das Meninas e a Legislação Brasileira (portugais)

Esta nota foi elaborada para informar o diálogo sobre políticas para a eliminação do casamento na infância e adolescência no Brasil e aumentar a conscientização sobre o assunto no país. A análise faz parte...

Tanzania Economic Update : The Power of Investing in Girls - Educating Girls and Ending Child Marriage in Tanzania (anglais)

Economic performance in 2018 has been mixed. The data that are available suggest some areas of softening in the economy.1 Foreign direct investment declined to 2 percent of GDP in 2017, down from about...

Residential Piped Water in Uganda (anglais)

The Challenge of Inclusive Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (anglais)

This report documents the challenge of achieving inclusive education in Africa. Primary school completion rates are 10 percentage points lower for girls with disabilities than for girls without disabilities...

The Price of Exclusion : Disability and Education : The Challenge of Inclusive Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (anglais)

Children with disabilities are at a disadvantage in terms of school enrollment, educational attainment, and learning. Many never enroll in school or drop out prematurely. They also often learn less while...

Educating Girls and Ending Child marriage : A Priority for Africa (anglais)

Despite progress over the last two decades, girls still have on average lower levels of educational attainment than boys in many African countries, especially at the secondary and tertiary levels. Girls...